Classic Broccoli Coleslaw with Lemon Buttermilk Dressing

This classic (and healthy!) Broccoli Coleslaw recipe is made with fresh chopped broccoli and loaded with cranberries and slivered almonds and dotted with red onions. The lightly sweet and tangy lemon buttermilk dressing is easy to make and crazy delicious. You definitely want to make this!

This broccoli coleslaw is leaps and bounds ahead of that bagged broccoli slaw stuff you buy from the store. It's all about real BROCCOLI here. Cause isn't that what you want when you're craving broccoli coleslaw?

And the dressing. Truth → it's really all about the dressing. Sorry, broccoli. We love you. We really do. But this lemony buttermilk dressing makes the salad.

Little broccoli florets are the perfect veggie to capture the maximum amount of dressing. Give it a minute to work its way into all the broccoli nooks and crannies and your broccoli coleslaw will be even more stellar.

Why you need this broccoli coleslaw in your life:

→ Crunchy broccoli. It's like being that person who eats all the broccoli from the veggie tray (dipped in ranch dressing, of course) before anyone even gets to the party. Or am I the only one who does that? ?

→ Eating your daily dose of veggies is SUPER EASY when they taste this good.

→ It's a keeper! If for some weird reason you don't eat it all for dinner, put the leftovers in your fridge and call it lunch.

→ BBQ season is upon us and this salad deserves to be brought to all your outdoor events.

→ Lemons! Gawd I love those lip puckering beauties. Don't worry, this salad is definitely not lip puckering. We tone that down with buttermilk and a little honey. But it does have a light and bright lemony kick. Yum!

More reasons to make this healthy broccoli slaw …

Kids. If you have them, there'll be no more begging them to eat their veggies. If you don't have them … bonus! You don't have to share.

My little girl goes seriously nuts over this salad. I have to make compromises with her that goes something like, “If you eat three more bites of chicken I'll give you more salad.” I seriously never thought my 22 month old would be begging for salad. This is miracle salad.

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What to serve with this easy broccoli coleslaw recipe:

Can you meal prep broccoli coleslaw?

Yes! It's not often that you can eat leftover salad and actually enjoy it. While I do prefer it fresh, I have no problem eating it for lunch the next day. The broccoli is a little soft, which isn't a bad thing at all.

If you want to make this for lunches this week, divide the dressing between a couple of mason jars and top with the broccoli slaw. When you're ready to eat, give the jar a good shake to mix the buttermilk dressing with the coleslaw. Delicious and healthy!

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Broccoli Coleslaw with Lemon Buttermilk Dressing

Description

This classic (and healthy!) Broccoli Coleslaw recipe is made with fresh chopped broccoli and loaded with cranberries and slivered almonds and dotted with red onions. The lightly sweet and tangy lemon buttermilk dressing is easy to make and crazy delicious. You definitely want to make this!

| vegetarian + gluten-free + refined sugar free |

Ingredients

2 heads of broccoli, cut into small florets and stems julienned

1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted

1/2 cup dried cranberries

1/4 cup red onions

The Lemon Buttermilk Dressing

3/4 cup buttermilk

Zest and juice from 2 lemons

1 1/2 tablespoons honey

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1 garlic clove, very finely minced

Optional: 2 tablespoons mayonnaise (NOT Miracle Whip!)

Instructions

Place the broccoli, almonds, cranberries, and red onions in a large salad bowl.

Add the Lemon Buttermilk Dressing ingredients to a medium-sized bowl and whisk together. Pour the dressing over the broccoli coleslaw and toss to coat.

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